Delivery device for sugar, &amp;c.



UNITED srarnls rar n- JOSIAH GRIMES, or WHI'ITIER, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR' or oun-n'iii'ir' rormnfr.

LYTTLE, 0F Los ANGELES, CALIFORNIA. r

DELIVERY DEVICE FOR SUGAR, &O.

To'aZZ whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, JosL-iii Games, a citizen of the United States, residing at W'hittier, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented a new and useful Delivery Device for Sugar, &c., of which the following is a specification.

. This invention relates to a device for dispensing or delivering divided solid materials, such as sugar, salt, rice, beans, etc., and is particularly adapted for use in groceries as a counter fixture, the invention when applied to this purpose being adapted to withdraw the material from abin beneath the counter and to elevate the same and deliver it to packages above the counter.

One object of the invention is to provide means for feeding and delivering articles of the character above stated in eon venient and rapid manner.

Another object of the invention is to provide a counter fixture for the stated purpose which will not interfere with the use of the counter for other purposes.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of the character stated in 'which the delivery can be shifted to different positions according to requirements.

Other objects and advantages of the in-' vention will appear hereinafter.

The accompanyingdrawings illustrate the invention, and referring thereto:

Figure 1 is a vertical section of the device. Fig. 2 is a section on line a2 a; in Fi 1.

1 designates a counter which may be provided with a hinged closure or door 2 for access to a bin 3 located beneath the counter. Said bin is preferably funnel-shaped and opens at its lower end into a horizontal tube.

4 communicating at one end with a vertical tube 5, said vertical tube 5 extending through and above the counter and provided at its upper end with a delivery spout or nozzle 6. A plate 7 may be provided in bin 3, said plate being movable to contract the outlet of the bin to any desired extent.

Means are provided in the tubes 4 and 5 for forcing the material from the bin 3 through said tubes to the delivery spout. The material forcing means in the tube 4 consists of a screw 8 carried by a shaft 9 journaled in bearings 10 and 11 at the ends of the tube 4, said shaft 9 being connected to suitable driving means, as hereinafter set Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb.

forth, whereby the screw is rotated the material to be forced in the tube {1; to-

ward the tube 5. Such forcing of thelmate- 5E rial involves back pressure on the,slia ft;, 9 and this is taken preferably by a ball hear; .ing 12, a packing 13 being provided for this hearing compressed by a follower platelet within the tube 4: to prevent the sugaraor 5.3.:

other material within the tube from reach;- ing the ball hearing. I I

The material forcing means in the-tubeg5 consists of a screw 15 carried by a vertical shaft 16, the lower end of said shaft being mounted in a bearing 17 at the lower end of the tube 5 and provided with a ball bearing 18 to take the verticalthrust and with packing 19 and follower plate 20 tdpreventthe sugar or other material from bein forced 11;.

The upper end of the shaft 16 is journalecl in a bearing 23 in the upper portionfof the spout 6, this upper portion of the. spout jl6 being in the form of a goose-ncclcor. in:v verted U. A closure cap 24 mav be provided out of the tube 5 and into the ball bea-ring.

over the upper end of the shaft 16., i w; l

The spout member 6. extends obliquely dowmvard from the bend at the upper end or the goose-neck portion thereof, the other leg or end of said goose-neck portion eat tending vertically downward over the tubei5 and having at. its lower end an annularfiange 27 resting on an annular flange 28 on top'tof the tube 5, a stutfing box being prov'icl'edat the joint of these members, consisting, for example, of a screw collar 30 screwing'ontli'e flange 28 and a packing 31 held between said screw collar and the flange 27. This connect tion ofthe spout with the tube 5 permitssof c angular movement of the spout to different positions over the counter. The spout is also preferably extensible to enable its lower end to be adapted to different sizes of packages or bags to be filled. For this purpose a plurality of telescoping sleeves 32, may be provided, sleeve 32 sliding on the spout 6 and the sleeve 33 sliding on the sleeve 32 and each of said sleeves being provided with a projection 37 engaging in a bayonet slot 38 in the member on which it slides. A sliding gate 39 may be provided at the lower end of the lower sleeve Any suitable driving means may be employed for rotating the screw carrying shafts t) and 16. As shown in the drawings, the

shaft 9 carries a wheel 40 connected by a 

